The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that its investigation into Member of Parliament George Wright and businesswoman Tannisha Singh has come to an end. The JCF said this is after an exhaustive investigation and interview...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says there is growing evidence to suggest that even amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic, more persons have been expressing an interest in farming. Green, who was speaking at the National...

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Ohio county sheriff and his tiny police dog were inseparable, their lives unwaveringly intertwined. It thus seems fitting that retired Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland, 67, and his crime-fighting partner Midge, 16,...

Jamaica on Thursday recorded 16 more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 713. Those who have died are: * A 58-year-old man from Kingston and St Andrew * A 60-year-old man from Kingston and St Andrew * A 54-year- old woman from Hanover * A 77-....

Embattled Member of Parliament George Wright is to withdraw from the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Parliamentary caucus. Wright is to also apply to take leave of absence from the House of Representatives. This after a meeting was convened with...

The police say they have made another major bust at the Kingston Freeport terminal. This after a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and his co-accused remain in custody in relation to another major drug bust in Portmore, St Catherine....

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the total number of employed persons in January 2021 was 1,194,800. The number is 74,300 or 5.9 per cent lower than the 1,269,100 persons employed for the corresponding month last year....

GENEVA (AP) -- The man who had been expected to succeed Usain Bolt as Olympic champion will miss the Tokyo Games after failing Friday in an appeal to overturn his ban for missed doping tests. The Court of Arbitration for Sport cut current 100-...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it will open select Tax Offices this Saturday April 17 and Saturday April 24, 2021, as it continues in its efforts to bring greater convenience to taxpayers considering the recent amendments to the Disaster...

A 20-year-old Hanover woman was arrested after she splashed watery faeces on two females at the Lucea Market in Hanover on Wednesday. The incident happened moments after the doo-doo thrower accused one of the women of having an affair with her...

According to his mother Claris Senior, Christopher Linton was a quiet, unassuming boy, who not only attended church regularly, but got baptised at the age of 10. The 62-year-old told THE WEEKEND STAR that her son, who was one of Jamaica's most......

Lydia Brown had a passion for nurturing. Her sister, Geneve Bell, says she was always taking care of people. It was this passion that led the 44-year-old to enrol in a programme at Francella's Academy of Nursing Professionals in May Pen, Clarendon....

Living on a dormant volcano, the people of Rodney Hall district in Black Hill, Portland, are listening and watching intently the tragedy unfolding in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Last Friday, the La Soufriere volcano erupted for the first time.....

Veronica Lawrence, whose son Dwayne Christopher Scott was one of the three men killed by gunmen in Crowder district, Westmoreland, on Wednesday, says that he was a reformed troublemaker who was doing construction work. Scott, known in his...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is advising persons to desist from climbing or cutting trees that have power lines running through them. This message was reinforced following the electrocution of two men in separate incidents this week....

A call centre worker was yesterday freed of the charge of breaching the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Michael Anderson pleaded guilty but provided an explanation. The court...

St Andrew businessman Winston Graham will have to forget about $17 million that was taken from his property in Smokey Vale. The money, all cash, was found by the narcotics police division that conducted a search at the premises after obtaining a....

A Kingston man has been ordered to compensate a pregnant woman who he assaulted after they had a dispute over an illegal power connection. The court heard that Howard Daley repeatedly punched a pregnant woman on March 16. It is reported that...

Parish Court Judge Lori-Ann Cole-Montague has expressed concern about the number of cases of robbery with aggravation coming before her. She made the remarks just before sentencing two men, 19-year-old Marcus Robinson, and 21-year-old Clive Hines.....

Mi say STAR, mi neighbour did have a man whe she always a boast bout. She always a boast a say him is a good father and all those nice things. Mi did live with mi babyfather but him did bruk and hungry. Mi neighbour man always come in dem wash......